The difference between architecture and building is that the former ex…

Swami Vivekananda
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The difference between architecture and building is that the former expresses an idea, while the latter is merely a structure built on economical principles. The value of matter depends solely on its capacities of expressing ideas. ✨ Swami Vivekananda My Idea of Education, Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)
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